Countries
Laos
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Thai and Lao Braille
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
Sôhk dii der
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Vientiane Lao
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern Lao
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Central Lao
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
lao
  
télougou
  
German Name
Laotisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
pʰáːsǎː láːw
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1283 CE
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tai
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Lao
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
lo
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
lao
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
lao
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
lao
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
laoo1244
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Isolating
  
Not Available